6SEP
Live race calendar · New Zealand
New Zealand MTB Race Calendar
Every mountain bike race in New Zealand we can get confirmed details for, on one page — club rounds and local downhill through to national championships. The list is pulled from our public events calendar and refreshed every hour, so it moves as organisers confirm dates.
Upcoming mountain bike races in New Zealand
Every race currently confirmed on the Outset race calendar is listed below in date order. Filter by discipline, island or level to get to the ones you would actually enter.
Race information in New Zealand is scattered — a club Facebook page here, a series site there, a schools calendar somewhere else. This page pulls it into one list: downhill, enduro, cross-country, marathon and Super D, from Tier 4 club racing up to Tier 1 national titles. Every race links straight through to the organiser’s own entry page, because they own the detail.
Dates move. The calendar updates as organisers publish changes, and races whose dates are not locked in yet are flagged rather than left off the list. Check the organiser’s page before you book travel.
Getting the bike ready is the other half of race week. The Outset workshop in Auckland books race prep and suspension servicing, and if you are travelling to an unfamiliar venue the New Zealand trail map shows what else is worth riding while you are there.
Discipline
Island
Level
108 races listed
September 2026
8–10SEP
Zespri AIMS Games — Mountain Biking
Tue 8 – Thu 10 September 2026
Summerhill Mountain Bike Park, 319 Reid Road, Papamoa
13SEP
13SEP
19SEP
19–20SEP
19SEP
20SEP
26–27SEP
30SEP
October 2026
4–5OCT
6–7OCT
8–9OCT
10–11OCT
10–12OCT
Manawatū-Whanganui Schools MTB
Sat 10 – Mon 12 October 2026 dates to be confirmed
Arapuke Forest Park, Palmerston North
10–11OCT
14OCT
17OCT
17–18OCT
18OCT
18OCT
18OCT
21OCT
23–26OCT
Whaka100
Fri 23 – Mon 26 October 2026
Rotorua
The Marathon MTB National Championships are held inside this event (25 Oct 2026) — national title, Tier 1.
24OCT
24OCT
24OCT
31OCT
November 2026
1NOV
Spring Cup Stage 1 Tokoroa
Sun 1 November 2026
Tokoroa
4NOV
7NOV
7NOV
7–8NOV
7NOV
8NOV
8NOV
8NOV
Spring Cup Stage 2 Hamilton
Sun 8 November 2026
Hamilton
14NOV
14–15NOV
14NOV
14NOV
15NOV
15NOV
Spring Cup Stage 3 Te Miro
Sun 15 November 2026
Te Miro
21NOV
21NOV
21NOV
22NOV
Spring Cup Stage 4 Taupō — Queen Stage
Sun 22 November 2026
Taupō
28–29NOV
Hanmer Halloween Howler 6/12/24hr (endurance)
Sat 28 – Sun 29 November 2026
Hanmer Springs Forest Camp, North Canterbury
28NOV
28NOV
29NOV
29NOV
December 2026
5–6DEC
6DEC
6DEC
6DEC
6DEC
Spring Cup Stage 5 Pirongia
Sun 6 December 2026
Pirongia
12DEC
13DEC
19DEC
January 2027
3JAN
15–24JAN
Queenstown Bike Festival
Fri 15 – Sun 24 January 2027 dates to be confirmed
Queenstown / Coronet Peak / Skyline
16–17JAN
22–24JAN
23JAN
24JAN
Whitehills Enduro
Sun 24 January 2027 dates to be confirmed
Whitehills Forest, Kerikeri
The published 2026/27 NZ Enduro Series calendar does NOT include Whitehills — it lists 9 rounds and this is not one. Treat as a standalone club event unless Kerikeri MTB Club says otherwise.
31JAN
31JAN
February 2027
14FEB
18–21FEB
20–21FEB
20FEB
Wainui Enduro
Sat 20 February 2027
Wainuiomata, Wellington
26–28FEB
27–28FEB
27FEB
Otago/Southland Secondary Schools DH Champs
Sat 27 February 2027 dates to be confirmed
Cardrona Bike Park, Otago
March 2027
5MAR
6–7MAR
6–7MAR
6MAR
6MAR
10–14MAR
11MAR
13–20MAR
17–21MAR
20–21MAR
20MAR
21MAR
27MAR
Whanganui Enduro
Sat 27 March 2027
Whanganui
April 2027
3APR
3–4APR
3APR
10APR
12–15APR
16–17APR
17–18APR
MMBC Schools MTB Fest
Sat 17 – Sun 18 April 2027 dates to be confirmed
Arapuke MTB Park, Palmerston North
17–20APR
24–25APR
May 2027
1MAY
1MAY
Specialized Winter Gravity Series 2027
Sat 1 May 2027 dates to be confirmed
Christchurch Adventure Park
8MAY
9MAY
23MAY
30MAY
June 2027
5–6JUN
July 2027
10JUL
25JUL
August 2027
15AUG
September 2027
12SEP
No races match those filters yet.
Calendar last updated 4 September 2026, 11:08am NZT. Races are added as organisers confirm them.
Which race series run in New Zealand?
These are the series that make up most of the calendar. Each runs several rounds a season, so if you are picking a target for the year, start here.
- NZDH — a multi-round downhill series, with rounds at venues including Rotorua, Rivenrock and Fourforty. nzdownhill.co.nz
- Southern Downhill Series — the South Island gravity series, running through Bluff, Mt Hutt and Coronet Peak.
- Gravity Canterbury — the Winter Gravity Series, the Ōtautahi Enduro and the NZ Open at Christchurch Adventure Park and Victoria Park. gravitycanterbury.org
- NZ Enduro Series — opens with the Mammoth Enduro in Nelson. enduronz.com
- Nelson MTB Club Super D — four local gravity rounds, plus the Codgers kids enduro. nelsonmtb.club
- Cycling New Zealand Schools — national and regional schools championships across cross-country, enduro and downhill. schools.cyclingnewzealand.nz
- Spring Cup XC — Waikato cross-country rounds run by Te Miro MTB Club. temiromtbclub.co.nz
- Marathon and festival racing — one-off events that draw riders from everywhere, including Whaka100 in Rotorua and the Coppermine MTB Festival in Nelson.
Not racing a series? Club racing is the easiest way in, and most clubs run low-key rounds that welcome first-timers. The Outset club register lists mountain bike clubs around the country, and the coach register lists coaches if you want a hand getting up to speed.
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Running a race? Get it listed
Listing is free. Send us the details and we will add it to the calendar.
We are a bike shop, not an entry platform. The calendar links straight to your own entry or information page and we take nothing from it — the point is that riders can find your race at all.
What we need from you:
- Event name, and the date or dates
- Discipline, and whether it is club, provincial, regional or national level
- Venue and town
- The page you want riders sent to for entries or information
Already listed and something has changed? Use the same form and tell us what moved.
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